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According to google maps, the speed limit is 45 northbound (which is the way the car was going), 35 southbound. The report was that the car was going at 38, but
by lhorie 9y ago
According to google maps, the speed limit is 45 northbound (which is the way the car was going), 35 southbound. The report was that the car was going at 38, but I could not find stopping ranges estimates for that exact number. So give or take a little.
Looking at the video, it seemed like the driver reacted (facially) about a second after she shifted her gaze from some device to the road. It took me several runs of replaying the video to narrow down the time between when I first saw her shoe and collision to about 2 seconds. Also, recall this was at 10pm. In my opinion, swerving or braking with a 1-2 second notice is extremely hard, especially if it's late and you're tired. To be perfectly honest, if it was me, I don't think I would've been able to react at all before the collision.